troxidone Pharm.
(ˈtrɒksɪdəʊn)
[f. tri- + ox- + -idine + -one, elements of the systematic name (see quot. 1952).]
An anticonvulsant drug, C6H9NO3, used chiefly in treating petit mal epilepsy. Cf. Tridione.
| 1952 Brit. Pharmaceutical Codex 1949 Suppl. 78 Troxidone... Synonym: Trimethadone. Troxidone is 3:5:5-trimethyloxazolidine-2:4-dione. 1970 Passmore & Robson Compan. Med. Stud. II. v. 60/1 In patients undergoing electroconvulsion treatment the seizure patterns are not modified by troxidone as they are by phenobarbitone and phenytoin. |